_Dublin, 22d November 1860. Stu—I have just read in the
Spectator Of the 16th instant the article headed "Titles to Land" ; and, cordially agreeing in the suggestions:there made, I venture to offer you one further suggestion that occurred to mein reading that article. You propose for England an Encumbered Estates Court, and a registry-for all instruments relating to land ; and say, correctly, that these would in time simplify and secure title, but that in the mean time there should for the immediate advantage of present proprietors be some mode in whieli they could voluntaiorioy subject their title to investigation, and obtain a certifioate
of its being to a certain date.
Now, won d it not answer the purpose if landlords were empowered to place upon public record a short declaration of their title, registering at the same time the instruments that give it validity ? It could then be declared, that if such title remained upon record any reasonable space of time, (say one year,) without being disputed, it should then become legally. indispuiable ; whilst, to guard against a title being improperly litigated, it could be also declared that the Judges or Commissioners of the new Court should pay- ticularly require that any party disputing title should show an interest is disputing it, and that they should not be heard without dein. this todhe
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